The Afri-Leo

WALK FOR LIONS 2008

Sponsor a Namibian Student and

help mitigate Human-Wildlife Conflict in Namibia

The farming community of the Khoa di //Hoas Conservancy, Kunene Region, northwest Namibia, suffer livestock losses (goats, cattle, donkeys etc) due to marauding lions and spotted hyaena (approx. 35 head of livestock were lost during 2005 alone).  

Support of this community commenced in 2005 when the AFRI-LEO FOUNDATION donated fencing material for the repair of the fence-line separating this farmland from the adjacent game-park.

The community welcomed the assistance and in no time had organised patrols and regular maintenance of this fence, reducing their livestock losses to approx. 5 during     the first half of 2006.

The AFRI-LEO FOUNDATION initiated the idea of developing a Livestock Protection Unit (LPU), with the main objective to assist and advise farmers on improved livestock protection methods.
Repair and maintenance of fence-lines is but one of the methods – the other, more effective, long-term solution is to employ herdsman to protect the livestock during the day whilst out grazing and the ‘penning’ (‘kraaling’) of livestock in strong ‘kraals’ or pens, at night.

During the 2nd half of 2006, bore-holes dried up in the adjacent game-park and elephant herds began moving through the recently repaired fence-line, in search of water on farmland. Needless to say, large sections of the fence were destroyed and left the distressed farmers in need of alternative solutions!

As water shortages, the migration of elephants as well as
farmer – predator conflict are on-going issues on Namibia’s farmland, AFRI-LEO’s LPU must develop ways of continued support for these farming communities.

But how do we go about guiding the younger generation to improve on the existing farming and livestock protection methods, once they return to their communities after school? 

The AFRI-LEO Environmental Education Programme does just that and by SPONSORING a student who comes from one of the farming communities, to join the ‘WALK FOR LIONS 2008’, you will be helping him / her to uplift the entire community.

The opportunity to spend time with Swiss students of the same age and to exchange ideas and ideals, will be a life-changing experience for both the Namibian child and the Swiss Student.

Funds generated from the ‘WALK FOR LIONS 2008’ will be used to further develop the Livestock Protection Unit (LPU), as well as support the Environmental Education and Awareness Programmes.

For any further details please do not hesitate to contact TAMMY at afrileo@iway.na or  Tel: +264-67-687122
 

(Reg. Welfare Org. # 175)
THE AFRI-LEO FOUNDATION – P.O. BOX 118 – KAMANJAB – NAMIBIA – AFRICA
e-mail: afrileo@iway.na Tel.: ++264-67-687122 Fax.: ++264-67-687108